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Thu, Nov 5 Rest of season

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Per game for the rest of the season, without the matchup. Value is the sum of his nine category z-scores against the 156 players a 12-team league rosters. Updated Thursday, November 5.

Rk	Player	Pos	Value	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TO	vs last wk	Rostered	Grade
1	Victor Wembanyama	C	+9.3	1.7	2.5	-0.2	0.2	6.0	0.0	0.0	-0.5	-0.5	▼1	100%	A+98.7
2	Nikola Jokic	C	+8.8	1.4	2.1	3.0	1.8	0.7	-0.5	1.1	1.0	-1.9	▼1	100%	A+99.9
3	Alperen Sengun	C	+3.9	1.1	1.6	2.1	0.4	0.9	-0.8	1.3	-1.1	-1.6	▲3	99%	B+85.8
4	Chet HolmgrenOUT	PF/C	+3.5	-0.3	1.5	-1.1	-1.1	3.4	-0.7	0.2	1.1	0.4	▲3	81%	A95.7
5	Anthony Davis	PF/C	+3.3	1.1	1.7	-0.8	0.4	1.1	-0.9	0.5	0.2	-0.0	▲20	100%	C+60.9
6	Walker Kessler	C	+3.1	-0.4	1.9	-1.0	0.1	2.9	-1.3	2.7	-2.0	0.2	▲17	93%	36.6
7	Domantas Sabonis	PF/C	+2.9	-0.1	3.7	1.4	-0.2	-0.9	-1.4	2.6	-0.2	-2.0	▼9	100%	C54.8
8	Zion Williamson	PF/C	+2.7	1.0	-0.1	-0.4	2.3	-0.1	-1.4	2.6	-1.0	-0.2	▲10	96%	A95.3
9	Karl-Anthony Towns	C	+2.0	0.6	3.3	-0.3	-1.2	-0.3	0.1	1.4	0.0	-1.7	▲3	100%	A93.4
10	Bam Adebayo	PF/C	+1.8	0.2	1.3	-0.2	1.9	0.1	-0.8	-0.1	-0.4	-0.1	▲24	99%	A-90.0
11	Jabari Smith Jr.	PF/C	+1.8	0.1	0.2	-0.8	-1.1	0.6	1.1	0.1	0.4	1.1	▲7	84%	C+59.1
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo	PF/C	+1.8	2.2	2.7	1.1	-0.5	0.3	-1.1	3.3	-4.4	-1.7	▲21	100%	A93.6
13	Evan Mobley	PF/C	+1.5	0.3	1.1	-0.1	-1.4	1.5	0.1	1.4	-1.9	0.6	▼5	99%	A-92.2
14	Paul Reed	PF/C	+1.4	-0.5	0.8	-0.6	0.7	1.0	-1.1	1.7	-0.6	0.1	▼10	42%	B82.3
15	Donovan Clingan	C	+1.3	-0.8	2.1	-1.0	-1.8	2.8	-0.7	0.9	-0.9	0.8	▲76	81%	B78.7
16	Daniel Gafford	C	+0.7	-1.0	0.8	-0.9	-0.6	2.1	-1.6	2.2	-0.9	0.6	▲24	43%	B82.1
17	Wendell Carter Jr.	C	+0.2	-0.6	1.4	-1.2	-0.1	-0.3	-0.7	1.2	0.1	0.4	–	52%	B-73.0
18	Myles Turner	C	-0.1	-1.1	-0.0	-0.7	-1.1	3.5	0.1	-0.8	-0.1	0.2	▲106	49%	B-76.3
19	Joel Embiid	C	-0.1	0.8	1.5	0.2	-1.1	0.3	-1.0	-1.0	1.6	-1.4	▼30	95%	B-75.3
20	Moussa Diabate	PF/C	-0.3	-1.4	1.4	-0.9	0.4	0.5	-1.7	1.3	-0.5	0.5	▼15	58%	B-72.8
21	Onyeka Okongwu	C	-0.4	-0.6	1.1	-0.4	-0.8	0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.9	▲67	82%	A-91.2
22	Mark WilliamsOUT	C	-0.5	-0.9	0.9	-1.4	-0.5	0.4	-1.6	1.7	-0.2	1.1	▲10	6%	B+89.0
23	Kristaps PorzingisOUT	PF/C	-0.7	-0.1	-0.3	-0.6	-1.3	0.8	-0.1	-0.6	0.6	0.8	▼5	40%	C+68.0
24	Alex Sarr	PF/C	-0.9	-0.9	0.2	-0.8	-0.3	1.2	-1.0	0.3	-0.4	0.7	▼19	74%	C48.0
25	Jarrett AllenDTD	C	-1.2	-0.8	0.6	-1.3	-1.1	0.9	-1.5	1.7	-1.0	1.3	▼60	90%	A93.8
26	Isaiah Hartenstein	C	-1.3	-1.4	1.9	-0.4	-0.1	-0.5	-1.6	0.5	-0.1	0.5	▲31	46%	B-75.1
27	Derik Queen	PF/C	-1.3	-0.7	0.8	-0.3	-0.3	0.1	-1.3	0.0	0.7	-0.3	▲2	68%	C55.0
28	Precious Achiuwa	PF/C	-1.3	-0.8	0.7	-1.2	1.2	0.6	-1.4	1.0	-2.5	1.1	▲85	27%	C+59.3
29	Jalen DurenOUT	C	-1.4	-0.6	0.6	-1.1	-1.1	0.0	-1.6	1.8	-0.2	1.0	▲17	93%	A+97.9
30	Jusuf NurkicOUT	C	-1.6	-1.0	1.9	0.5	0.2	-0.3	-1.0	0.3	-1.8	-0.5	▲20	7%	C56.7
31	Isaiah Jackson	PF/C	-1.8	-1.2	0.4	-0.9	0.2	0.6	-1.6	1.3	-0.8	0.1	▲52	11%	C+58.1
32	Nic ClaxtonOUT	C	-2.0	-0.8	0.5	-0.0	-1.1	0.8	-1.6	1.1	-1.6	0.7	▲12	42%	B81.1
33	Jalen SmithDTD	PF/C	-2.0	-1.0	0.7	-1.1	-1.7	0.3	-0.3	-0.1	-0.2	1.4	▼62	19%	C+64.5
34	Yves MissiOUT	C	-2.1	-1.7	0.2	-1.1	-1.4	1.8	-1.6	1.1	-0.8	1.5	▲10	15%	D-16.5
35	Maxime RaynaudOUT	C	-2.2	-0.7	0.7	-1.2	-1.4	-0.3	-1.3	1.2	-0.1	0.9	▲9	2%	C+66.0
36	Robert Williams III	C	-2.3	-1.8	0.3	-1.4	-1.1	1.0	-1.6	1.1	-0.4	1.4	▼45	5%	B82.7
37	Zach Edey	C	-2.3	-1.4	0.9	-1.4	-1.9	1.5	-1.5	0.9	-0.2	0.8	▼20	49%	C-34.2
38	Neemias Queta	C	-2.3	-1.1	0.6	-1.1	-1.6	1.6	-1.5	1.2	-1.5	1.1	▲54	21%	A-90.8
39	Naz Reid	PF/C	-2.3	0.1	1.1	-0.8	-0.9	0.1	0.7	-1.2	-0.9	-0.7	▼15	91%	B-76.5
40	Jaxson Hayes	C	-2.3	-1.5	-0.1	-1.1	-0.8	1.5	-1.6	1.1	-0.8	1.0	▼80	14%	B+85.0
41	Sandro Mamukelashvili	PF/C	-2.4	-1.0	-0.5	-1.0	-0.6	-0.3	-0.4	0.3	-0.4	1.4	▼15	6%	A-92.6
42	Dylan Cardwell	C	-2.6	-1.9	0.6	-1.2	-1.1	1.4	-1.5	0.6	-0.8	1.3	▲3	0%	C-40.7
43	Isaiah StewartDTD	PF/C	-2.6	-1.1	-0.9	-1.5	-2.0	0.6	-0.8	1.4	0.4	1.3	▲58	5%	C+57.5
44	Jaren Jackson Jr.OUT	PF/C	-2.7	-0.1	-0.4	-1.0	-1.3	1.0	-0.3	0.1	-0.2	-0.5	▼3	64%	C+69.8
45	Brook Lopez	C	-2.9	-1.0	-0.7	-1.4	-1.3	0.7	-0.3	0.2	-0.1	1.1	▼22	23%	C+62.3
46	Jay Huff	C	-3.0	-1.3	-0.8	-1.2	-2.2	1.2	-0.5	0.2	0.2	1.4	▲28	1%	B+85.4
47	Bobby Portis	PF/C	-3.1	-1.2	0.1	-1.1	-1.0	-0.4	-0.0	-0.5	-0.1	1.2	▼59	17%	B-72.6
48	Day'Ron SharpeDTD	C	-3.2	-1.4	0.8	-0.5	-0.8	0.5	-1.3	0.6	-1.0	-0.1	▲44	11%	C+69.6
49	Kel'el Ware	C	-3.3	-1.2	1.0	-1.6	-1.4	0.4	-0.8	-0.3	-0.3	0.9	▼27	63%	B+87.6
50	Joan Beringer	C	-3.5	-1.6	0.3	-1.5	-1.7	0.6	-1.6	0.9	-0.4	1.5	▲29	2%	C-35.9
51	Dominick BarlowOUT	PF/C	-3.6	-1.5	-0.5	-1.3	-0.6	0.1	-1.3	0.5	-0.4	1.4	▲9	0%	C+64.3
52	Aday Mara	C	-3.7	-1.4	-0.3	-1.0	-1.8	1.5	-1.2	0.5	-0.2	0.3	▲82	16%	–
53	Mo Bamba	C	-3.8	-1.6	-0.2	-1.4	-2.0	0.7	-1.4	0.8	-0.2	1.5	▼55	3%	21.2
54	John Collins	PF/C	-3.9	-1.1	-0.2	-1.6	-1.5	0.2	-0.7	0.2	-0.4	1.2	▼38	57%	B82.5
55	Clint CapelaOUT	C	-3.9	-2.1	0.1	-1.2	-0.8	0.5	-1.6	0.4	-0.6	1.4	▲92	1%	C-41.5
56	Ryan Kalkbrenner	C	-3.9	-2.0	-0.6	-1.3	-1.8	1.0	-1.7	1.2	0.1	1.2	▲16	2%	B-72.4
57	Charles Bassey	C	-4.3	-1.6	-0.4	-1.5	-1.9	0.1	-1.5	0.9	-0.1	1.6	▲190	1%	C-31.4
58	Moritz Wagner	C	-4.3	-1.0	-0.8	-1.3	-1.1	-1.0	-0.6	0.2	0.1	1.2	▲47	3%	C48.8
59	Dereck Lively IIOUT	C	-4.4	-1.9	-0.7	-1.0	-1.3	0.6	-1.3	0.2	-0.0	1.0	▲15	5%	34.5
60	Draymond Green	PF/C	-4.4	-2.0	-0.3	1.2	-0.7	0.1	-0.9	-0.5	-0.2	-1.1	▲34	24%	C53.4
61	Al Horford	PF/C	-4.8	-1.9	-0.8	-1.1	-1.6	0.2	-0.3	-0.5	-0.2	1.3	▼30	1%	C+61.3
62	Luka Garza	C	-4.8	-1.5	-0.9	-1.3	-1.5	-0.8	-0.5	0.4	-0.3	1.6	▲133	0%	C+61.7
63	Khaman Maluach	C	-4.9	-1.8	-0.2	-1.5	-1.8	0.8	-1.4	0.4	-0.3	0.9	▼58	5%	D-15.3
64	DeAndre Jordan	C	-5.0	-1.9	-0.1	-1.3	-1.9	0.1	-1.5	0.7	-0.6	1.5	▲6	0%	D+29.0
65	Jakob Poeltl	C	-5.1	-1.8	-0.2	-1.3	-1.4	-0.5	-1.6	1.1	-0.9	1.6	▲42	36%	B80.1
66	Mitchell Robinson	C	-5.5	-1.9	0.3	-1.6	-1.2	0.4	-1.6	1.0	-2.0	1.4	▼27	13%	B-74.8
67	Deandre Ayton	C	-5.5	-1.8	-0.5	-1.6	-2.1	-0.2	-1.7	1.3	-0.6	1.7	▲14	10%	B+83.5
68	Danny Wolf	PF/C	-5.5	-1.6	-0.9	-1.0	-2.0	-0.8	-0.4	-0.1	0.1	1.3	▲55	2%	D-14.4
69	Rudy Gobert	C	-6.0	-1.4	2.7	-1.1	-1.3	1.0	-1.7	0.2	-5.2	0.9	▲7	75%	B+89.2
70	Ivica Zubac	C	-6.0	-1.6	0.5	-1.2	-2.3	-0.1	-1.6	0.6	-0.9	0.8	▼75	73%	C+68.4
71	Luke Kornet	C	-6.0	-2.2	-0.7	-1.4	-2.1	0.0	-1.7	0.4	-0.2	1.9	▲37	1%	B+84.5
72	Jaylin WilliamsOUT	PF/C	-6.0	-2.1	-0.4	-0.9	-1.6	-0.8	-0.6	-1.3	0.1	1.4	▲2	2%	B77.3
73	Andre Drummond	C	-6.3	-2.1	0.3	-1.4	-2.1	-0.3	-1.5	-0.2	-0.6	1.6	▼6	9%	D20.1
74	Adem BonaDTD	C	-6.6	-2.4	-0.8	-1.6	-1.6	0.7	-1.6	-0.0	-0.6	1.4	▲10	0%	C46.8
75	Morez Johnson Jr.	PF/C	-6.6	-1.6	-1.2	-1.1	-1.5	-1.0	-1.3	0.5	-0.5	1.0	▲17	3%	–
76	Marvin Bagley III	PF/C	-6.7	-1.9	-1.0	-1.6	-2.0	-0.5	-1.5	0.7	-0.5	1.6	▼9	1%	C+68.2
77	Quinten Post	PF/C	-6.8	-1.9	-1.5	-1.5	-2.1	-0.7	-0.8	0.2	-0.0	1.6	▼44	0%	C50.8
78	Yanic Konan NiederhauserOUT	C	-7.0	-2.1	-1.4	-1.7	-2.3	-0.0	-1.6	0.5	-0.1	1.7	▲14	0%	C-32.0
79	Jock LandaleOUT	C	-7.1	-1.9	-0.9	-1.2	-2.1	-0.6	-1.2	-0.0	-0.7	1.4	▼58	1%	C56.5
80	Goga Bitadze	C	-7.1	-2.4	-1.4	-1.6	-2.0	-0.4	-1.6	0.3	0.1	1.9	▼63	0%	B-75.9
81	Nikola Vucevic	C	-7.2	-2.2	-1.4	-1.3	-2.4	-0.5	-1.2	-0.1	-0.1	1.9	▲9	39%	B+84.9
82	Thomas Bryant	C	-7.2	-2.0	-1.6	-1.7	-2.2	-0.7	-0.9	-0.1	-0.0	2.0	▼53	0%	C+60.1
83	Rocco Zikarsky	C	-7.8	-2.4	-1.8	-1.6	-2.2	-0.6	-1.4	0.1	0.1	2.0	▲5	0%	20.8
84	Ariel HukportiOUT	C	-7.9	-2.5	-1.4	-1.6	-2.2	-0.5	-1.6	0.1	-0.0	1.7	▲3	0%	F5.2
85	Steven AdamsOUT	C	-8.1	-2.5	-1.2	-1.6	-1.9	-0.9	-1.6	0.2	-0.5	1.9	▲5	0%	F4.3
86	Drew Timme	C	-8.3	-2.3	-2.0	-1.5	-2.1	-1.2	-1.2	0.3	-0.2	1.8	▲6	0%	D-13.4
87	Zach CollinsDTD	C	-8.4	-2.3	-1.6	-1.6	-2.1	-1.1	-1.4	-0.1	-0.1	1.9	▲1	0%	C-33.2
88	Branden Carlson	C	-8.5	-2.4	-1.9	-1.7	-2.4	-0.6	-1.4	0.1	-0.1	2.0	▼95	0%	C51.4
89	Kyle Filipowski	PF/C	-8.6	-2.4	-1.8	-1.6	-1.8	-1.1	-1.4	-0.1	-0.1	1.6	▲1	4%	B-76.1
90	Oscar Tshiebwe	C	-8.7	-2.4	-1.6	-1.7	-2.2	-1.0	-1.6	0.5	-0.6	2.0	▼135	0%	C51.8
91	Duop Reath	C	-8.7	-2.5	-2.2	-1.8	-2.4	-0.9	-1.1	0.1	0.1	2.1	▲6	0%	D+24.9
92	Kevon Looney	C	-8.7	-2.6	-1.7	-1.6	-2.3	-1.0	-1.6	-0.1	0.0	2.2	▲9	0%	D+29.6
93	Amari Williams	C	-8.7	-2.5	-1.9	-1.6	-2.2	-0.6	-1.5	0.0	-0.1	1.8	▲6	0%	D18.5
94	Micah Potter	C	-8.8	-2.4	-1.9	-1.8	-2.4	-1.1	-1.3	0.1	0.1	1.9	▼97	0%	C+57.9
95	Tarris Reed Jr.	C	-8.8	-2.5	-1.9	-1.7	-2.3	-1.0	-1.4	0.1	0.0	1.9	▲30	0%	–
96	Colin Castleton	C	-9.0	-2.5	-2.0	-1.7	-2.2	-1.0	-1.5	0.0	-0.1	2.0	▲1	0%	17.6
97	Yang Hansen	C	-9.2	-2.4	-1.8	-1.6	-2.3	-0.8	-1.3	-0.4	0.0	1.5	▼13	0%	F4.1
98	James Wiseman	C	-9.3	-2.6	-2.1	-1.7	-2.4	-0.8	-1.5	-0.0	-0.1	1.9	▲46	0%	32.9
99	Jericho Sims	C	-9.3	-2.7	-1.9	-1.7	-2.5	-1.1	-1.7	0.3	-0.1	2.0	▲22	0%	C-34.0
100	Tony Bradley	C	-9.4	-2.5	-1.9	-1.8	-2.3	-1.1	-1.6	0.1	-0.3	2.0	▲1	0%	C-39.1
101	Zeke Nnaji	PF/C	-9.6	-2.7	-2.3	-1.9	-2.4	-1.1	-1.6	0.0	0.1	2.2	▼6	0%	C-37.9
102	Moussa Cisse	C	-9.7	-2.7	-2.0	-1.9	-2.4	-0.8	-1.7	0.1	-0.5	2.2	▼2	0%	D17.7
103	Chris Cenac Jr.	PF/C	-9.8	-2.7	-2.4	-1.8	-2.4	-1.2	-1.5	0.0	-0.1	2.1	▼39	0%	–
104	Vladislav Goldin	C	-9.8	-2.7	-2.4	-1.8	-2.5	-1.1	-1.6	0.0	0.0	2.2	–	0%	20.2
105	Carson Cooper	C	-9.8	-2.7	-2.4	-1.8	-2.4	-1.2	-1.5	-0.0	-0.1	2.2	–	0%	–
106	Nick Richards	C	-10.2	-2.8	-2.3	-1.9	-2.6	-1.1	-1.6	0.1	-0.1	2.2	▼15	0%	F4.5
107	Lawson Lovering	C	-10.4	-2.9	-2.5	-1.9	-2.5	-1.3	-1.6	0.0	-0.0	2.3	▼320	0%	20.2

How we rank

Every player gets a projected stat line for tonight: his minutes (a blend of his season, last 10 and last 3 games, with his team's minutes shared out again when teammates are out), times his per-minute rate for each stat (this season blended with last), adjusted for how much of that stat the opponent gives up and for home court. Points, categories and DraftKings all score that same line.

The verdict comes from where he ranks among tonight's players. "Must start" and "Start" are the players a typical 10-team league starts tonight, "Flex" is a fair streaming play, and "Bench" means look elsewhere. Players ESPN lists as out are marked Out; day-to-day players are counted at a 75% chance of playing.

We tested this on the last two full seasons before showing it: it beat each player's own season and last-10 averages by 5%. The full test.

Projections are estimates, not guarantees. Box scores and injury status from ESPN.